What time does the stock market close Thursday?

The stock market has been so dull that you might not even notice it. But trading will close early Thursday, ahead of Friday’s Independence Day holiday, when U.S. stock markets are also closed. So if the Dow Jones Industrial Average is going to create any fireworks by tripping over the 17,000 mark, it better do it fast.

[Update: Thanks to a strong jobs report, it rocketed past the round number mark shortly after the opening bell. ]